Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Benson in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Benson. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Benson listed first.
- Littleton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Littleton is also located in Etowah County
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- Howelton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Howelton is also located in Etowah County
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- Stanfield ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stanfield was located in Etowah County
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- Norton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Norton is also located in Etowah County
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- Gallant
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gallant is also located in Etowah County
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- Aurora
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Aurora is also located in Etowah County
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- Attalla
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Redbud
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Redbud is also located in Etowah County
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- Mountainboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mountainboro is also located in Etowah County
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- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Springs was located in Etowah County
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- Alice
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alice is also located in Etowah County
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- Steele
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gadsden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Avery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Avery is also located in Etowah County
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- Haworth ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Haworth was located in Etowah County
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- Walnut Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove is also located in Etowah County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Nix ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nix was located in Etowah County
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- Red Apple ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Red Apple was located in Marshall County
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- Etowahton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Etowahton is also located in Etowah County
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- Crudup
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crudup is also located in Etowah County
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- Fenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fenton is also located in Etowah County
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- Hood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hood is located in Saint Clair County
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- Pulltight
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pulltight is also located in Etowah County
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- Boaz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- East Gadsden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- East Gadsden is also located in Etowah County
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- Brice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Brice is also located in Etowah County
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- Duck Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Duck Springs is also located in Etowah County
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- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bartlett was located in Marshall County
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- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Zion was located in DeKalb County
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- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reedbrake was located in Marshall County
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Benson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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